[The application of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in inflammation

Yutang Yao1, Xiaohong Ou2

  • 1Department of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P.R.China;PETCT center, Department of Nuclear Medicine,, Sichuan Cancer Hospital&Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610041, P.R.China.

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